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Texas Appropriations Act 2012-2013

Bill ID: 2011 House Bill 1
Introduced: Thursday, February 17, 2011
Status: Introduced

The proposed state budget for the 2012-2013 biennium.

Drug Testing Unemployed

Bill ID: 2011 House Bill 126
Introduced: Monday, November 8, 2010
Status: Introduced

House Bill 126, which Rep. Ken Legler also filed last session, would require drug testing for applicants and recipients…

Lifting Debt Cap

Bill ID: 2011 Senate Resolution 73
Introduced: Monday, November 8, 2010
Status: Introduced

Relating to the removal of certain limitations on the debt issuance of the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas.

Zero-based Budgeting

Bill ID: 2011 Senate Resolution 165
Introduced: Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Status: Introduced

Zero-based budgeting should be part of an agency's sunset review process.

English Only

Bill ID: 2011 House Bill 301
Introduced: Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Status: Introduced

Relating to the establishment of English as the official language of Texas and the requirement that official acts of government…

Testing Limits

Bill ID: 2011 Senate Bill 233
Introduced: Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Status: Introduced

Rep. Scott Hochberg has proposed limiting the number of times a student has to take a state-mandated test once they have…

Voter Identification

Bill ID: 2011 Senate Bill 14
Introduced: Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Status: Passed Senate

Senate Bill 14 will require a voter to present photo identification at the polls. Amendments to the bill also allow someone…

Disabled veterans

Bill ID: 2009 House Bill 3613
Introduced: Thursday, March 12, 2009
Status: Became Law

Created homestead property tax exemptions for disabled veterans.

Gambling

Bill ID: 2009 House Bill 4416
Introduced: Friday, March 13, 2009
Status: Failed To Pass House

Allowed casinos on American Indian reservations, Las Vegas-style casinos in the rest of the state, and slot machines at…

Voter ID

Bill ID: 2009 Senate Bill 362
Introduced: Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Status: Failed To Pass House

Required Texas voters to present photo ID or two alternate forms of non-photo ID in order to vote. The bill has failed the…

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